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Muscle strain: Which Medications Are Safest? (89 Drugs Compared)

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89 medications are used for Muscle strain, with 568 combined adverse event reports. The most reported drugs for Muscle strain are DICLOFENAC and NAPROXEN.

568
Total Reports
89
Drugs Used

All Medications for Muscle strain Ranked by Safety Reports

Drug Brand Reports Deaths (all) Hosp. (all) Death Rate
DICLOFENAC Diclofenac Sodium Delayed Release 159 6,378 16,398 7.3%
NAPROXEN Naproxen Sodium 66 5,127 12,849 9.7%
IBUPROFEN equate ibuprofen 62 6,705 29,386 7.7%
ACETAMINOPHEN Hydrocodone Bitartrate and Acetaminophen 28 30,085 50,046 22.0%
LIDOCAINE Burn Relief 23 1,738 5,570 7.6%
MENTHOL Foster and Thrive SF Honey Lemon Cough Drops 15 212 104 14.1%
CYCLOBENZAPRINE Cyclobenzaprine hydrochloride 14 3,862 2,820 42.2%
ACETAMINOPHEN\HYDROCODONE - 11 31,727 6,901 29.1%
OXYCODONE Oxycodone Hydrochloride 11 55,140 21,279 28.9%
CELECOXIB Celecoxib 10 4,470 9,081 14.1%
DEXAMETHASONE Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate 10 22,319 51,311 17.8%
BACLOFEN BACLOFEN 9 2,958 8,773 11.5%
DICLOFENAC EPOLAMINE Diclofenac Epolamine 8 31 171 1.9%
MENTHOL\METHYL SALICYLATE - 8 12 17 1.7%
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL 3350 Polyethylene Glycol 3350, Sodium Chloride, Sodium Bicarbonate and Potassium Chloride - Unflavored 8 478 1,116 1.3%
ACETAMINOPHEN\IBUPROFEN - 6 21 59 0.7%
ACETAMINOPHEN\OXYCODONE - 6 31,342 7,703 31.5%
ALEVE LIQUID - 6 0 3 N/A
KETOPROFEN Orudis 6 393 2,947 7.1%
TIZANIDINE Tizanidne hydrochloride 6 1,068 1,764 19.3%

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